Organs
Flow of Air
In and Out
Terms
Respiratory Disorders
100
The main organ of the respiratory system.
What is the lung?
100
Two ways air can enter the body?
What is the nasal cavity and mouth?
100
The gas that enters your body during breathing
What is oxygen?
100
A collection of organs whose primary function is to take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide
What is the respiratory system?
100

A long-term, inflammatory lung disease that causes airways to tighten and narrow.  Inhalers are helpful for this disorder.

What is asthma?

200
The area of the throat that contains the vocal cords and produces vocal sounds
What is the larynx?
200
The passageway from the mouth to the larynx and esophagus
What is the pharynx?
200
The gas that exits your body during breathing
What is carbon dioxide?
200
the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between cells and their environment
What is respiration?
200

The membranes lining the larger BRONCHIAL tubes become inflamed and an excessive amount of mucus and therefore a bad cough is produced.

What is bronchitis?

300
The throat region where the nasal and oral cavity meet.
What is the pharynx?
300
The long tube-like structure in your throat
What is the trachea?
300
The muscle that controls breathing
What is the diaphragm?
300
Tiny air sacs of the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
What is alveoli?
300

A viral infection where people have difficulty breathing / high fevers

What is SARS?

400
The tube connecting the larynx and the lungs
What is the trachea?
400
The smallest branches of the lungs
What are bronchioles?
400
The process in which the diaphragm contracts and pushes downward creating a larger space inside the chest.
What is inhaling?
400
The flap of skin that prevents food from entering the trachea
What is the epiglottis?
400

Inflammation of the larynx.  People have a difficult time speaking with this disorder.

What is laryngitis?

500
Two tubes connecting the lungs and trachea
What is bronchi?
500
Where carbon dioxide is exchanged for oxygen
What is the alveoli?
500
The process in which the diaphragm relaxes and bends upward creating a smaller space inside the chest.
What is exhaling?
500
The tiny blood vessels that surround the alveoli.
What are capillaries?
500

A disorder that damages the lungs and destroys alveoli

What is emphysema?

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